Bo-Anders Jönsson
Professor
Henri Becquerel's discovery of radioactivity – 125 years later
Författare
Summary, in English
This year it is 125 years since Henri Becquerel accidentally discovered radioactivity. It has been argued that this was the result after Becquerel's long, systematic research into the phenomenon of luminescence. Becquerel's discovery, together with Marie and Pierre Curie's discovery of radium, became the breakthrough for the 20th century research in medical radiation physics and the use of radioactivity in medicine. In this paper, we draw attention to Becquerel's discovery and the impact it had on medicine and society.
Avdelning/ar
- Medicinsk strålningsfysik, Lund
Publiceringsår
2021
Språk
Engelska
Sidor
144-146
Publikation/Tidskrift/Serie
Physica Medica
Volym
87
Dokumenttyp
Artikel i tidskrift
Förlag
ISTITUTI EDITORIALI E POLGRAFICI INTERNAZIONALI
Ämne
- Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Medical Imaging
- Other Physics Topics
Nyckelord
- 19th century history of Physics
- Antoine Henri Becquerel
- Discovery of radioactivity
Aktiv
Published
ISBN/ISSN/Övrigt
- ISSN: 1120-1797